Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-12-09
AUNT and Niece,
Or. -
The Mistress Of
Ha azelwood.
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ny osRAIn CARLTON.
ny osnArn CARLTON.
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discovery. which We record here because IA
was shortly after saving that last good.
night to Miss Bentley. that he. for the iirst
time, acknowledged II TO himself. aud that
the thing previously concealed was nov a
fact beyond question.
We have sald that he went 20 his room
With a heavy heart
lie locked the door, paced tho room
thouyhsfnlly. opened the window ani
looked out. II was dark night. u very
dark night hut he gaEcd Ia the direction OF
the fnory, thinking of tho first morning he
had seen the surrounding country by day
light
lie closed tho window finally took tho
lamp from the dressing tab'o. aud placed u
on ono 10y tho window; cut some note-
PAPER into half shoots. aud then. with a
deep sigh, seated hmsclf aud began
writing
VIII sat thero for nearly an hour writing
mpidiy AZ the end of that time the half
shcese were fllled he had chronic'cd Ia un.
studied words the second grand discovery.
aud had translated into written language
the Language OF the heart.
For many minutes he gazcd vacanily nt
the half sheets scattered over the table.
Ihcn collecting them IN order he took from
drawer q small pcnkniie of Emllya, and
piece Of blue ribbon which had once
bound Emily'e hair,
Securing The half sheets torciher. no
looked ~ the manuscript for n mement. ~
he held v IN hts hand. almost Rfieclionntoly
and quite sadly. then placed Il in the poca.
60 of bis oNercoAt. This done. ho sighed
with extreme relief
Thus he chroniclod his second discovery.
Let ns learn what that was 10y reading
some OF the raraginphs contained la tho
writing, aud by 50 doing, know more OF
Will 1tyfoii
Time -, ~ half .h.,t..
Ina less than twelve hours / shalt bid
ndieu 60 Hazelwood House forever. in less
than fifteen, ] shall again meet tho good
little creature whom mot without strong
resistance on my part Il have wrongcd. Ii
! have Finned 10y wronging her may God
forgive me-.
-when came hcfd, only few weeks
back thou h it seems long ycafe.--i loved
her fat moro dearly than iny life. Alas
that affection. which / imagined only death
could end, has passed away within n
month";
My Emily siill aud always minc shall
never know OF this. / will learn ~ hush
the whspcrIngs aud conceal tho secrets Of
my heart Whom sho IL ucas
II will marry her. forsako the truth. and
swear to her that eho has oil my affection,
and that am happy.
Lot my iifo from now bo huge lio, 40
That hers may be one OF Joy, l have stolen
away the love gave her IN return for hers
aud am too great coward nov TO blight
her life aud oNn The wroich,d theft
May yoi. my bright little wonian- einid
live on IN the thought That YOU retain tho
hckle thing you rii<c so much may you
never lose faith IA VIII, as win has lost
faith In htmsoif
"You found me soscly IA need OF affec-
tion, aud carc. and kindness, aud you gave
thcm 90 me.
You have often laughed and callod your
rcif my second mother; you. chld.like and
innooont AZ you arc. gradually taught mo to
walk on path which You it by your love-
and will not give YOU Ia return blow.
No, no. my poor Emily
But tho boys love Il dead. dear-it was
transient. The mans love - born Il IL
eternal
what groat difference there is between
ttom- all the faaCnnliOnH which won the
boys affection fade into vap Il notsinRa be-
fore The gFeccs of the being now adore.
Emily was pleasing. pretty girl She
woman devoid Of WOnun'a blemiahcs
rGmduelly has the knowledge that love
her dawned upon me tlo formation Of Tho
mad passion iteoif which vergcs on idolaisy
has been 80 too beginning with deep ads
misation Of her loveliuces from that 60 adj
mifa,ion far more deeply. Of The rcfned
beauty Of hcf mind.
Miss Bentloyi The words 20 mo arc
poetry, and an echo answers from my heart
whom ! speak that name. or hear II spokon.
Looking NJ u upon This page. II seems 10
mo ~ some sweet thought expressed In a
mysterious language. which alone under.
stood.
How Irresistible il nor power over pei
4 word from her turns certainty into doubt.
glance skaters what in tho past seemed
right and shows me The true right right as
she secs u.
she has pcopled ny brain With new
thoughts has clothed the world humanity.
and nil ioanlniate things n fresh clothes,
sWoeier aul pufcr than those in which
knew ihom FIRST Sho has made me look
iuto my soul has. in truth, introduced me
% mya H.
n have loved hor with open eyes have
loved 20 imagine her gratitude ar pity.
Selnshly lave / thought that + could fd-
sign 10Y liff 70 behold those helfcn-liko
eyes shedding one ienr fof n.h
"fhOu9h 10 is hopeless. and wrong %
poor EHilf. aud ih1uQh ny future must he
embiiiercd. ] glory in ihis exquisite
Thought TO lhnk ihai MIGHT har,
died ui'holt knOvng boz. Hni through
knowing he's. myself. is more biliof fo-
Election than any ogon ms deep sadness can
fashion.
My uofship on sis. Bonilsy lsa double
loto-i love tiic iyfc ! bear T.
To what end 1m ! writing thisf The
qualification If q rbIn Tho words have
ponncd are 20 wildly distributed Or my
mind badig choscn The IDEAS which nii
through my brain come too quickly, aud
give place 90 others tno rapidly 90 allow me
30 oxpross iiicm a. uhilo even those iliai
can aciyo ago faf beyond my power 90 trans
late into words
Whit tsiio s. Ioai feel lhal should
it ever be- epeiused. ! my lofo. and the thou
sand Woids uuunticn here Wii be UNDER
stood
in her lipafy there ID book which tells
of n learned Baledieine burned with love
how TO conf f1cd "a 90 himself 81 God.
and earh O. himself in hlg lonely cell
20 God in his Wild. am niinQ puyers e.
caith iiy bufyinR n ita breast tho written
revelations ho deemed unh0ly
And he buucd tho story Of his hefco
passion under fho ground on which biz
abbey stood 20 ! pll bufq lhe gmud secret
Of my $40 nndoI tlo ground ~ the pfi0fs
ruins
May God forgive me 10 Hove 900 deeply
May Ood wltgh over aud protect lis grand
cst work Miss bentley
With ihu blessing Wits stunes mann-
script ended